(HC) Bennett v. Yolo County Superior Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID BENNETT, No. 2:23-cv-02885-TLN-CKD Petitioner, v. ORDER AND YOLO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state pretrial detainee confined at Atascadero State Hospital, is proceeding pro se, in this habeas corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Also pending before the court are petitioner’s motions to proceed in forma pauperis and a motion for injunctive relief. ECF Nos. 3, 4 9. Examination of the in forma pauperis affidavit reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of this action. ECF No. 4 at 1-2. Accordingly, leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). ///// ///// ///// 27 1 After filing the habeas application, petitioner was transferred to the Monroe Detention Center in Woodland, California and then to Patton State Hospital where he is presently confined. I. Factual and Procedural Background 2 …